"Everything in life is speaking,
in spite of its apparent silence."
~ Hazrat Inayat Khan

In the first section of Module 1 of Enrich Your Reality with the Powerful Creativity of Spirit, a perception-expanding workbook from Ivy Sea and Innergateway, my co-author and collaborator Anne Dumauthioz offers a great introduction to some of the ways that our 'inner guidance' speaks to us: Intuition, wonder, imagery, symbols, metaphors, dreams, and body signals.

Everyone has access to these inner message pathways, though you might need to exercise them back into shape, just as you would a muscle in your body. Some people have an easier time receiving visual images — clairvoyance (clear seeing) — so might 'see' symbols, imagery, or dreams more readily. Others may be more developed in auditory (clairaudience), sensory (clairsentience), or 'knowing' (claircognizance) pathways, so may 'hear', 'sense', or 'just know' messages from their inner guidance systems.

As you sharpen your intention for creating more clear communication with your own inner guidance system, and begin to exercise those 'muscles' again, you might find yourself having a facility in areas that you wouldn't have expected. For example, you might suddenly start remembering key dream messages, when you typically haven't been one to remember your dreams.

Or you might get clear body wisdom signals, as you become aware of how your inner guidance speaks through sensory signals, like getting goosebumps or having a 'knot' in your stomach. Just like any other language, you'll begin to develop a fluency, which will help you to discern messages right in the moment, and make good, intuitive decisions that are right for you.

Input may also come from outside of you, through other people or things you suddenly notice. After all, the Universe is ultimately 'one Being' of which we and all else are parts; Spirit runs in and through all. So if you pay attention, answers to your questions or prayers can come through a flurry of overheard conversation tidbits, email messages, or words that leap out at you, right along with goosebumps and an intuitive knowing! These are the ways that the Universe helps you understand that it really wants to help you align with your highest purpose and possibilities.

Whether you're new to this or have done quite a bit of work, it's a journey that never ends. There's always work we can do to fine-tune our ability to 'listen in' and 'see' the messages from our Highest guidance and our communication with Spirit.

When we think 'we're there' — we've learned it all — is exactly when we're likely to miss something, or get an 'advanced practice' opportunity, so seeing it as a lifelong learning project works to our advantage, and adds a sense of adventure and excitement (or can) to our everyday life, making each day a treasure hunt of its own.

Module 1 continues with a review of practices that can help you strengthen your connection to your inner-guidance system, and includes suggested exercises, practices and resources to help you use it!

Why should you awaken your inner-guidance system (hint: it can enrich your life!)

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